Mar 5, 2024 | 2024 Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research, Research
Since 2010, juvenile crime rates have decreased overall but have increased for crimes against person: murder (210%), aggravated assault (17%), and robbery (12.3%).
Oct 3, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research, Research
This report looks at the current state of crime in Colorado through the lens of publicly available data on the level of crime and crime rates.
Mar 27, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research, Research
The cost of crime in Colorado in 2021 totaled $31B. This was an increase of $3.5B, or 12.9%, from the cost in 2020, primarily driven by the increases in violent crimes.
Dec 17, 2021 | 2021 Podcasts, Podcast
On this episode of Common Sense Digest, Host and Chairman Earl Wright is joined by CSI Criminal Justice Fellows and report co-authors, Mitch Morrisey and George Brauchler to discuss what policy decisions led to Colorado leading the nation in many forms of crime, dig into the details of how crime in Colorado actually functions, and offer recommendations for turning the tide.
Dec 9, 2021 | 2021 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
The total cost of crime in Colorado exceeded $27 billion in 2020. While costs are disproportionately felt by victims, this implies an average cost per Coloradan of $4,762 per year. The 2021 costs will grow, as the violent crime rate is on pace to be the highest since 1994, a 10% annual increase.
